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Monday, October 24, 2016

After Eki’s one-year wedding anniversary, her spouse, Hank
threw a bombshell that she should quit her job as an accountant in an oil
company. Two of his reasons were it was taking most of her time and he needed
her to take good care of him. She refused at first but Hank promised to
increase her monthly allowance.

Eki discussed it with her mother and she advised her daughter
to quit. Her marriage was too early to have a big disagreement because of her career. Her
marriage was more important, she advised. Her elder sister suggested she should
venture into any profitable business. Eki thought about it, resigned and
planned to open a saloon. She knew how to make hair but never thought about
making money from it until now.

Her savings was more than enough for her to start without any
financial help from her husband. She thought that even if she no longer had a
job she would have her new business to keep her busy and still have enough time
to cater for her home.

She was going to surprise Hank after putting everything in
order. She found a shop close to the house, ordered for equipment’s online and
the shop was ready after few weeks of preparation. Eki was happy and ready to announce
it to Hank.

After he came back from work that day, she prepared his favorite
food Eba and Ogbono soup with cow leg. Just the aroma from his dinner made him
smile. He told her she was doing exactly what he expected. The moment he finished eating, she told him.

Hank acted surprised, puzzled and angry. “Never!” He spat at
her before walking out.

She begged him for more than two weeks, and he still refused.

“You belong to me.” He told her.

She promised she would employ people to work with her, resume work after he had left for the office and return home on time. He declined. On a Saturday, after she came back from the market, looking
tired, she met her mother, sister and four of Hank’s family members in the
living room. She was surprised, went to the bedroom and asked her husband if
anything was wrong.

“It’s a family meeting and you have to come with me.” Hank
said. She followed him without asking more questions.

Hank narrated what his wife did but none of them supported him. They didn't want Eki to be a full housewife. His relations praised her.

“I can’t believe you.” One of his uncles said. “These days men
don’t want a wife that is a liability. You should be proud she is still ready
to get her hands busy after quitting her job. If she was my daughter I would
have disowned her for doing that.”

“But I am not complaining. I want her at home. She needs to look
after me.”

“There is no but!” Hank cut off his statement. He was furious. “My wife
belongs to my living room, my kitchen and the other room.”

All of them except Eki and Hank gazed at each other and
exploded into laughter.

Eki rose on her feet, staring at her husband shocked. She
pointed at him. “Is that the major reasons you wanted me to quit my job? I shouldn’t
have listened to you. I left my job because I didn’t want any misunderstanding
between us and I love you. But one thing you should know, you don’t own my
life. I will do whatever makes me happy and I will continue to be a good and
faithful wife.”

“I have told you where you belong.” He said.

“How can you say I belong to the living room, kitchen and the
other room? What do you take me for? A maid or a robot? What do you even mean by that?”

Hank stood up. “I will not answer your question because you
know what I am talking about. Your duty is to take care of me. I have
already told you where you belong and I insist you must remain a housewife.”

“Never!” Eki said and stormed out. There was nothing that could stop her. She had made a decision to resume and nothing could change that.

“I don’t think my daughter will agree to that.” The mother of
Eki said to her son in law. “You cannot stop her.”

He sighed. “If I cannot stop her at least can she agree she belongs to the other room? I don’t want her to ever deny me of my right.”

His in-laws and family members looked at him and hissed. They
got up and began to walk away without saying goodbye. Hank had wasted their precious
time. Hank watched them leave his living room.

When he realized he was alone, he went outside and
raised his voice for them to hear him clearly. “You are all hypocrites! Everybody loves the other
room!”

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